• DocumentCode
    856006
  • Title

    The detection of chirped radar signals by means of electron spin echoes

  • Author

    Mims, W.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N. Y.
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1963
  • Firstpage
    1127
  • Lastpage
    1134
  • Abstract
    The application of the electron spin echo phenomenon to the detection of chirped microwave pulses is considered. The attainable time resolution is determined by the width of the paramagnetic resonance line, and the length of the received waveform is limited by the phase memory time of the spin packets in the active material. Pulse compressions of 1000:1 appear to be feasible. A typical device of this kind would require to be operated at liquid helium temperatures. It could be adapted so that in itself it provided maser amplification of the compressed pulses.
  • Keywords
    Chirp; Electrons; Helium; Microwave devices; Paramagnetic materials; Paramagnetic resonance; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Radar detection; Signal resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1963.2448
  • Filename
    1444378